How to make an app for a play school

A play school keeps track of small things that matter a lot to parents: who came today, who picked the child up, whether they ate and napped, and whose fees are due. An app keeps the attendance, pick-up list, daily diary and fees in one place.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

Usually the owner and the teachers. If each teacher uses it on her own phone, or parents should log in to see their own child's diary and fees, connect your own Supabase database; parent logins only work with that database.

The screens a play school app needs

Today: Children present in each class, with arrival time and any note from the parent
Children: Each child's class, parents' phones, allergies, and the people allowed to pick them up
Pick-up: Mark who collected each child and when; a warning if the name isn't on the allowed list
Daily diary: Ate well, napped, activity of the day, and a short note for the parent
Fees: Monthly or term fees, day-care charges, paid and due, with a receipt PDF
Parent home: For a logged-in parent: their child's attendance, diary and fees only

Features worth asking for

An allowed pick-up list for each child, shown at the gate
A WhatsApp button that sends the parent today's diary in a ready message
Allergy and medicine notes shown at the top of a child's record
Separate charges for day care hours on top of the school fee
A fees-due list with a polite WhatsApp reminder
Holiday and event notices that parents see when they open the app

Where the data lives

If only the office phone uses the app, the data can stay on it. For teachers on their own phones or parent logins, connect your own Supabase database; to take fees online, connect your Razorpay account as well.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Today, Children, Pick-up, Daily diary, Fees.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your play school, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my play school, Little Sprouts in Pune. Screens: today, children, pick-up, daily diary, fees and parent home. Classes: playgroup, nursery, junior KG, senior KG. Each child has parents' phones, allergies and a list of people allowed to pick them up. Teachers mark attendance and pick-up with the time. A daily diary note: ate, napped, activity. Monthly fee plus day-care charges, with a PDF receipt and a WhatsApp reminder for dues. Parents log in to see only their own child. Yellow and sky blue colours.

AppCub also has a page about a school app: see it here.

Tips for a play school app

Start with attendance, pick-up and fees. Add the daily diary once teachers are used to the app.
Keep children's details private: only teachers and that child's parents should see a child's record.
Attach a photo to a child's diary only if the parents have agreed to photos.
Test pick-up at the gate for a week with a printed backup list before you rely on the app alone.
Ask for Hindi or Marathi labels if your helpers prefer them.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

AppCub doesn't connect to CCTV, attendance machines or school buses, and it sends no messages to parents by itself. Messages to parents go out when a teacher taps the WhatsApp button; the installed app can show staff a reminder on their own phone at a set time.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can parents see their child's day in the play school app?

Yes, if you connect your own Supabase database and turn on parent sign-in. Each parent sees only their own child's diary, attendance and fees.

Can the app check who is allowed to pick up a child?

Yes. Save the allowed people for each child, and the pick-up screen shows them with a warning if someone else is marked.

Can teachers send photos of the children to parents?

A photo can be attached to a child's diary entry, with the parents' consent. A WhatsApp button can't attach photos, so teachers send them in the chat themselves.

Can the app keep allergy and medicine notes?

Yes. Ask for allergy and medicine notes on each child, shown at the top of the record so every teacher sees them.

Can parents pay play school fees in the app?

Yes, with your own Razorpay account connected along with Supabase. The money goes to your account, not AppCub.

Do parents get an alert when the diary is filled?

No, the app doesn't send alerts. Parents see it when they open the app, or the teacher sends it with the WhatsApp button.

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